The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-25

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The place was kept under various firm
names, such as Saunder. & Hoge. David
j Saunders. David j. Saunders S Sons.
and others. Il was great resort Of
Hanover people especially and in the
good old days when the big mountain
wagons were in vogue IL was the head
quarters for many Of them. Mr. Saun-
ders was prominent man
A Prominent MAN.
lie was q member Of the City Council
for some twenty years cOnsecutively
He was president of the City Council,
member Of the legislature. and for a
time after the evacuation acting mayor
of Richmond. lie lost q sOn-GeOrge
B. Ssunders-a most promising young
man. in 1850 and soon afterwards
another Dcmctrius NJ. Saundcrs-a
most worthy gentleman After that
David D.. better known as Buck. and
John +. Saunders followed the others
lie also bad some charming daughters
all of whom happily married. and most
Of whom have passed away.
OUR BRIGHTEST BOYS.
Messrs George b. and d. VI. Saunder.
were contemporaries of the late William
r. Todd oldest brother of our well
known fellow-citizcns Charles l.. and
Thomas j. Todd Mr. William r. Todd
also died young greatly lamented He
was one of tine brightest boy, ON Shockoe
HILL
Mr. Saunders. The elder. was fine
specimen of the old time retail merchant
He was str city honorable ami ama.sed %
fortune After he removed from over
the store. which WAS h'- residence for
many years, Doc lived ON the southwest
corner of Adams and Grace streets. lie
mad This house built lie died about 1870
beloved and respected by all
Speaking OF the old Saunders building
calls t0 mind other well known business
houses in tina vicinity
just above Mr Slundcr, was VIM. z.
Iadl the well known druggist. and then
Edward Finney grocer Mr Finney died
before this writer can rec0llect. and the
business was conducted hy his widow
They were the parents of the amented
Edward &. Finncy. who died last year
He came back to Richmond t0 die after
some years residence in Texas
FEW ANpfAR BETWEEN.
On the south side there were no store,
from First street to point opposite
Brook Avenue BO0tHsht's dry goods
store was 40 the southeast corner Of
Broad and First, and William j. Chick
had a little grocery in front of Brook
avenue ON the same side Above was
Thomas Barham'- blacksmith shop. be-
low was No0d-0n', livery stables. BE.
tween First and Fou-hce was the celc-
braicd blacksmith shop of Councilman
Thomas G. Epps father OF The popular
Epp- boys of this day.
ON thc north side were numbers of
stores kept by Mathews & Timbcrlake,
Philip August father OF Colonel Thomas
T. August, Robert Is Brock, Holman &
Richardson and others
ON the north side between First and
Second were thc Od Bucket'- Tavern
and opposite were the well known stores
Of Royal Todd, Aaron Carpenter George
Wilhelm. Julius Robinson and Charles
H. Tanner
All. all are gone now. but, with iew
exceptions. old Broad street has not
greatly changed 10 remains as It always
was the great retail mart of the town.
THE Old SCHOOL HOUSE
Between Woodson'- stable, and Chicks
grocery store stood Bickford 81 Chase
ShOckoe MI Academy Here many OF
the most prominent Nhockoe Hill boys
received The rudimonts of their educa-
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